Greetings All,

A new study:  

Study abstract title:  Maternal Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Assessing In-Hospital Outcomes of Early Preterm Infants.

Abstract author:  Natalie L. Davis MD MMSc,  Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Attending Neonatologist at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital.

This abstract is to be presented at the virtual American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.  Medical records of 763 early preterm infants from 2014 to 2020 were analyzed. Researchers found 17% of their mothers tested positive at the time of delivery for THC.  

"Researchers compared early preterm infants who were fed breast milk from THC-positive mothers to those who were fed either formula or breast milk from THC-negative mothers and found no differences in short-term health impacts such as breathing difficulties, lung development, and feeding issues. Overall, early preterm babies born to mothers who tested positive for marijuana at delivery were similarly healthy by the time of their discharge when fed their mother's breast milk compared to those who did not receive their mother's breast milk.  "'Teasing out the effects of THC can be very difficult to study,'" Dr. Davis said. "'We found that women who screened positive for THC were frequently late to obtain prenatal care, which can have a detrimental effect on their baby separate from marijuana use. This is important to note for future public health interventions.'"

ScienceDaily news release  October 8, 2021:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211008083531.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fbreastfeeding+%28Breastfeeding+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

With kind regards,

Debbie

Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC
Program Director
More Than Reflexes Education
Elkins, West Virginia USA
http://www.MoreThanReflexes.org

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